Robson's Commercial Directory of North Wales - circa 1840
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Chirk, a populous village,
6 miles from Oswestry, and 6 from Llangollen. This parish may justly be
considered one of the prettiest in Wales; the delightful scenery which
bounds it - the river Dee which runs close to it - and the aqueducts which
have been made for the canal, together with the ancient seats of Chirk
Castle, and of Lord Viscount Dungannon, at once present a view both
beautiful and picturesque. The church contains some ancient monuments of the
Myddleton family, &c. The living is a vicarage in the gift of the Bishop of
St. Asaph; the Rev. George Robson is the vicar, and the Rev. N. J. Temple
the curate. The Methodists have also meetings here. A school was erected in
1824, by the bounty of Lady C. Myddleton Biddulph, at whose expense it is
now chiefly supported. The fairs are four in number, viz. February 10th,
June 10th, August 12th, and November 12th. Magistrates' meetings are held
every month. Here also a society for the relief of sick and distressed
members, and an Odd Fellows Lodge - the whole of which are held at the Chirk
Castle hotel. |
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Richard........................................Grocer Arrowsmith M..............Ladies' boarding school Bolas William..............Cross Keys, and cooper Bradley John................Shopkeeper and baker Davies John............................Aqueduct tavern Davies M...........................Plumber and glazier Edwards James........................................Tailor Edwards Samuel...........................Wheelwright Edwards Thomas..............................Blacksmith Faulder William. Grocer and draper and agent to the Shropshire and North Wales Fire office Gething Zophar.....Agent to T.E. Ward's colliery Green James...................................Shoemaker Griffiths Thomas....................................Butcher Harthorn Thomas.............................Shoemaker Hughes Edward.......Blacksmith and whitesmith Johnson Thomas. Chirk Castle Arms hotel, com- mercial inn and posting house and post office Jones E......................................Schoolmistress Jones John..............................................Tailor |
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Miss..................Milliner and dressmaker Jones Thomas........................................Joiner Jones William................................Shopkeeper Lever William..............Clerk to W. Wilson, esq. Lloyd Joseph...................................Nail maker Parry Mary..................Milliner and dressmaker Parry Thomas...............................Beer retailer Perkins Richard...................................Surgeon Price John...............................................Tailor Price Mrs......................Baker and Shopkeeper Richards Samuel........................Schoolmaster Roberts Thomas........Shopkeeper and butcher Sheen Mrs............................................Milliner Tomkins Mr....................................Shoemaker Ward T.E..............Proprietor of the Black Park colliery, Gething Z, agent Williams Ann.................................Postmistress Williams Charles....Saddle and harness maker Wilson William..........Agent to the Chirk Castle |
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Office, at Chirk Castle Hotel. Ann Williams Postmistress. Letters from London, by Shrewsbury and
Oswestry, arrive at ¼p. 10 morn., and are despatched at 4 aftn. Posting House:- Chirk Castle Hotel ................Johnson Thomas. Public Schools:-
Chirk School erected 1824 Church:- St. Mary's Church......Rev. George Robson, vicar. - Rev. N.J. Temple, curate. Coaches to:-
The Nettle and Royal Oak change daily at the above hotel, on their way to Ruabon, Chester, and Newtown. |
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